Camera-support.



PATENTED MAR. 29. 1904.

W. G. GEIER.

CAMERA SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN 26, 1904.

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UNITED STATES .lratenteol March 29, 1904.

WVILLIAM G. GEIER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CAMERA-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 755,649, dated March29, 1904.

' Application filed January 26, 1904. Serial No. 190,664. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM G. GEIER, of

New York,in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Camera-Support, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a support that is to be placed on the tripodand to receive the camera, and is also arranged so that the camera canbe turned so as to assume a position at right angles to the normalposition.

not be changed from one position to anotherwithout detaching it. Thishas been overcome in some instances by making a camera in which theplate-holder at the back is swiveled I so as to be turned; but thisnecessitates a square camera, the dimensions in both directions beingslightly in excess to the long side of the plate, thus making a bulkyarrangement.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views.

Figure Us a face view of a camera attached to a tripod, the adjustablesupport being interposed between the tripod and the camera; and Fig. 2is a perspective view of the support detached.

The support consists,essentially, of a leaf 10, a leaf 11, and a leaf12, being hinged, respectively, at 13 and 14%. When the leaves 10 and 11are placed flat, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the leaf 12 extendsbeyond the forward end of the leaf 10, and the camera is secured bymeans of a screw 15, as shown in Fig. 1, this screw passing through aslot 16 in the leaf 12 to provide a lateral adjustment of the camera.

The support is secured on the tripod by means of a screw 17 that fitsinto a screwthreaded perforation 18 in the leaf 10, the leaf beingpreferably reinforced at this point by a boss 19 to give the screw morepurchase. This arrangement so disposes the camera as to make the longside of the plate horizontal, and when it is desired to turn the camerato arrange it upright the camera is lifted and turned so as to bring theleaf 12 up against the leaf 11, this leaf 11 having in the meantimebecome perpendicular, as shown in Fig. 1 in dotted outline. The leaf 11is provided with a slot 20, that allows the head of the screw 15 to passthrough it to assume this perpendicular position, and at the same timethis slot 20, when the leaves 10 and 11 are together, provides a littlespace if the end of the screw 19 should project slightly above the leaf10. It is obvious that the shape and general outline of the differentparts might be materially changed to secure a light or a more ornamentaldesign without departing from the scope of the invention. 7

It will be apparent that I have devised a camera support that can befolded up flat and easily carried in the pocket or in the camera-caseand one that when it is placed in use permits of the rightangledpositions of a camera on a tripod or other support quickly and withoutdetaching the camera 1n any way.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A camera-support, comprising a pair ofleaves pivotally attached to one another at one end, means on one leaffor securing it to a support, and means on the free end of the otherleaf for pivotally supporting a camera.

2. A camerasupport, comprising a pair of leaves hinged together at oneend, means for attaching one of the leaves to a support, and meanspivotally arranged on the free end of the second leaf to adjustably holda camera.

3. A camera-support, comprising a pair of leaves hinged together at oneend, one leaf having means for attaching it to a support, the secondleaf having a short leaf pivotally attached to its other end, the shortleaf being arranged to secure a camera.

1. A camera-support,comprisingaleaf having means for attaching it to asupport and comprising a leaf pivotally attached to a see- 0nd shorterleaf on one end, the second leaf having a slot, and a third leaf securedto the with a camera, adapted to be secured to the third leaf, and ascrew connecting with the camera and passing through the slot, the slotin the second leaf allowing the passage of the camera-securing screwwhen the support is tilted to hold the camera perpendicular.

WILLIAM G. GEIER. Witnesses: 7

WM. H. CAMFIELD, J. Gr. DUNBAR.

other end of the second leaf and having a slot,

